Just what is a Raspberry Pi? [Infographic]

After out post on the 1080Pi yesterday, we have received a few questions. There were a bunch of different ones, but it seems that there is a fundamental misunderstanding about the Raspberry Pi itself. Well, it just so happens that we came across a pretty good infographic on the subject. ComputerScienceZone has done a pretty good job outlining the Raspberry Pi. Further, they also presented a good list on what the Raspberry Pi can, and cannot do:

It’s slow — 700 MHz ARM processor — so it’s not meant to replace any other computer you probably have.

It’s great when you don’t want to experiment with a more expensive computer.

The RPI is best for hobbyists or as an educational device for aspiring young programmers.

It has software suitable for children, so makes for an educational PC.

It can be used for some gaming.

It’s good for learning to code on. While it’s based on Python , it can run some other programming languages. .Net and Mono (an open source .Net) are some examples.

It can be overclocked a little bit, from 700Mhz to 900Mhz.

It’s essentially a full Linux machine.

It does not run Windows 8 — although one person managed to use an RPi as a conduit between a computer running Microsoft Windows 7 and a 3D printer. However, another hobbyist has also managed to run the now ancient Windows 3.0 on the RPi.